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CHICAGO (Reuters) - Convicted former media mogul Conrad Black will be released from prison on bond pending the outcome of his appeal, following a favorable U.S. Supreme Court decision on a law used... | Reuters – 2010-07-19

The Internal Revenue Services has sent imprisoned media baron Conrad Black, former owner of the Sun-Times, a $71 million bill, claiming he filed no U.S. tax returns from 1998 to 2003 and paid zero... | Yahoo – 2010-07-15

The media industry has been challenged with portraying a more positive message about internet use in a new campaign to get the UK population online. In a mission statement, Manifesto for a Networked... | Yahoo – 2010-07-12

Randall Lane, the former president of failed Doubledown Media, is facing a $100 million lawsuit after claims in his new book suggest shady business practices by a former partner: baseball star,... | Folio Mag – 2010-07-02

After the media market largely dried up last year, 2010 so far is proving to be much more active. According to media industry investment bankers the Jordan, Edmiston Group, 445 transactions were... | Folio Mag – 2010-06-30

BANGALORE (Reuters) - British television production company Shed Media on Monday confirmed it was in offer talks with Warner Bros Entertainment Inc, a unit of Hollywood media group Time Warner .
| Reuters – 2010-06-21

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Liberty Media Corp, the media conglomerate controlled by mogul John Malone, said on Sunday it plans to spin-off two of its units -- investment arm Liberty Capital and pay TV and... | Reuters – 2010-06-21

Newspaper and TV station owner Media General Inc. said Wednesday that it expects to show an uptick in revenue for the first time in more than a year when it reports second-quarter results next... | Yahoo – 2010-06-16

AP - The author of a new book about Google will not promote it in China next month because he says the government is restricting the Chinese media's writings about the company since it moved its... | AP – 2010-04-08

USA Today has entered an agreement to use Demand Media's content to power the Nation's Newspaper travel site. A new section was created called Travel Tips that provides readers with "how to" type of... | Editor And Publisher – 2010-04-08

Media General is consolidating copy and page design functions at three of its metros, The Tampa (Fla.) Tribune, Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch and Winston-Salem (N.C) Journal expecting to save... | Editor And Publisher – 2010-04-07

Goss International announced that its GossRSVP Media Link Service is now available globally for businesses that want to create Internet mobile media to engage consumers via non-proprietary 2-D quick... | Editor And Publisher – 2010-04-06

Media groups and Australian sports bodies signed a code of conduct on Tuesday aimed at ending years of disputes and boycotts over press coverage of major sporting events.
| AFP via Yahoo! News – 2010-03-30

A court in China has jailed nine journalists for taking bribes to cover up a deadly mining accident, state media said Tuesday, referring to a disaster that occurred before the Beijing Olympics.
| AFP via Yahoo! News – 2010-03-30

Former Waseca, Minn., newspaper carrier and local banker Robert Mittelstaedt has been named chief financial officer, treasurer and secretary of family-owned Huckle Publishing, which merges tomorrow... | Editor And Publisher – 2010-03-30

"China has prohibited the Chinese media from reporting on 18 subjects, including yuan revaluation, corruption and problems in Tibet and the Xinjiang Uighur autonomous region," the Japanese daily... | rediff.com – 2010-03-29

The 8th Mobile Media Day, which exclusively covers publishing companies' mobile business opportunities, will challenge the notion that market growth can only be driven by entertainment and games,... | Editor And Publisher – 2010-03-26

The Vatican on Thursday angrily attacked the media over its reporting of sexual abuse of children by priests, saying there was an "ignoble attempt" to smear Pope Benedict "at any cost."
| Reuters via Yahoo! News – 2010-03-25

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Corporation for Public Broadcasting launched a $10.5 million project on Thursday to increase regional reporting, filling a growing gap due to cutbacks in the news... | Reuters – 2010-03-25

China's state media on Wednesday slammed Google after it effectively shut down its Chinese search engine, saying the US Internet giant was "not god" and accusing it of working with US intelligence.
| AFP via Yahoo! News – 2010-03-24

Glacier Media Inc., headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, states in its year-end report released this week that it will print copies of The Globe and Mail for distribution in Saskatchewan... | Editor And Publisher – 2010-03-24

March 23 (Bloomberg) -- Nation Media Group Ltd. will list its shares on stock exchanges in Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda in addition to its current listing in Kenya, the Daily Nation newspaper said,... | Bloomberg – 2010-03-23

Agfa Graphics has released Apogee Media 6, which includes an interactive flatplan that allows users to drag and drop pages and click through to other modules of the editorial workflow, affording... | Editor And Publisher – 2010-03-22

Brian Tierney, the chief executive of the bankrupt Philadelphia Media Holdings , won a major court victory on Monday, keeping alive his bid to maintain local control of the papers and keep a group... | New York Times – 2010-03-22

China's state-controlled media intensified criticism of Google on Monday, accusing the U.S. company of playing politics by threatening to shut down its China-based search engine.
| AP via Yahoo! News – 2010-03-22

# media The " self-promoting pansexual former gay magazine editor ," who claims he quit Men's Fitness when bosses forced him to put Tiger Woods on the cover as part of a shady deal to cover up his... | Gawker – 2010-03-21

Reed Business Information has sold off another big chunk of its once-giant trade magazine business. Worth magazine publisher Sandow Media is expected to announce today that it has acquired eight... | Folio Mag – 2010-03-18

From a distance, it may be difficult to understand why Pope Benedict XVI finds himself at the center of a media storm this week since it pivots on a single case of an abuser priest in Germany almost... | CNN – 2010-03-17

NEW YORK: With The New York Times and Rupert Murdoch poised to start charging for newspapers online, media heavyweights sparred on Thursday over whether readers will pay for news on the Web.
| The New Straits Times – 2010-03-12

Social media are, by definition, supposed to be a social experience. Make a profile and start connecting. Reach out to friends, old and new. Post a profile picture, and while you're at it upload a... | CNN – 2010-03-09

March 8 (Bloomberg) -- HT Media Ltd. , owner of Indias Hindustan Times newspaper, rose to its highest in almost two years in Mumbai trading on its units plan to raise 3 billion rupees ($66... | Bloomberg – 2010-03-08

With an economy based on pumping oil and landmarks that include one of the Mideast's grandest mosques, buttoned-down Abu Dhabi has little obvious in common with freewheeling media magnets like... | San Francisco Chronicle – 2010-03-08

Dow Jones Local Media Group is consolidating ad production of its regional newspapers across the country at The Standard-Times, New Bedford, Mass., using Software Consulting Services' Community... | Editor And Publisher – 2010-03-08

The media have not been kind to South African President Jacob Zuma on hisstate visit to Britain this week, calling him everything from a'sex-obsessed bigot' to a 'vile buffoon.'
| Time Magazine – 2010-03-04

A media watchdog group called on Cuba to release jailed independent journalists  or at least improve their prison conditions  and said Thursday it would hold the government responsible for the... | AP via Yahoo! News – 2010-03-04

Steve Dorsey has been promoted to vice president for research and development for the Detroit Media Partnership. Dorsey currently serves as deputy managing editor for presentation and innovation for... | Editor And Publisher – 2010-02-16

I live in a country (France) where censorship is a big deal. It comes mostly from greedy celebrities; they use a legal system that largely favors them. Often, they find a compassionate judge to rule... | Washington Post – 2010-02-14

The Guardian reported Tuesday that London-based Guardian Media Group is selling its regional media business to Trinity Mirror for 7.4 million pounds (US$11.5 million) in cash and GMG's release from... | Editor And Publisher – 2010-02-10

Penton Media and its affiliates announced Wednesday that it had officially filed its pre-packaged plan of reorganization under Chapter 11 in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of New... | Folio Mag – 2010-02-10

As part of his responsibilities as director of content strategy and development at Reed Business Information, Dan Blank manages RBI's blog program, which consists of more than 200 blogs and 300... | Folio Mag – 2010-02-10

HONG KONG/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A consortium led by Walt Disney Co is in advanced talks to buy into China's largest in-bus digital media and advertising company, a deal that could offer the U.S.... | Reuters – 2010-02-08

Tampa Tribune parent Media General Inc. (MEG) announced the pricing of its offering of $300 million of senior secured notes that will help spread out the maturities of its approximately $730 million... | Editor And Publisher – 2010-02-08

BEIJING (Reuters) - China will never have its voice heard on the international stage unless the government loosens its tight grip over the media and film industry, the CEO of the country's No. 2... | Reuters – 2010-02-03

Gale has acquired the assets of Questia Media for an undisclosed price. Founded in 1998 by Troy Williams, Questia was one of the first companys to offer online access to students for books and... | Publishers Wekly – 2010-01-29

Cincinnati-based enthusiast publisher F+W Media has formed an audience development division that combines its former circulation department and the SEO/SEM staff from its e-media division. Tim... | Folio Mag – 2010-01-28

With a little bit of luck, maybe the media industry can conjure itself as a new kind of workplace that doesnt include the legacy costs of trucks and printing presses.
| International Herald Tribune – 2009-12-21

Glam Media , a network of fashion and entertainment Web sites, has raised a $10 million in a fifth round from investors in its Japanese and German units, PaidContent reported.
| New York Times – 2009-04-06

The Pentagon's 18-year ban on media covering the return of fallen U.S. service members ended with a solemn ceremony for the arrival of a flag-draped casket of an airman felled in Afghanistan.
| Editor And Publisher – 2009-04-06

The Pentagon's 18-year ban on media covering the return of fallen U.S. service members ended with a solemn ceremony for the arrival of a flag-draped casket of an airman felled in Afghanistan.
| AP via Yahoo! News – 2009-04-06